Word: keightley
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West of Suez. British twin Canberra jets whistled in from Cyprus to strike at airfields. "I must say that the sooner Egypt sees reason and agrees to temporary international control of the Suez, the less lives will be lost," pronounced General Sir Charles Keightley (rhymes with neatly), C-in-C of the joint Anglo-French operation, from his Cyprus GHQ. The political hope in London and Paris was that airstrikes alone, combined with the Israeli sweep across the Sinai, would persuade Egypt to surrender, or to overthrow Nasser. But the basic military intent was to clear the skies for Anglo...
Over Cairo, the Anglo-French bombing spread from airports to military barracks and munitions depots. With the assurance born of complete control, Keightley's GHQ in Cyprus warned the Egyptians what the Anglo-French airmen were going to do before they did it, with the double purpose of preventing casualties and of spreading despair...
...first flash of conflict, casualties were considerable among British and French as well as Egyptians. Back in Cyprus, beaming, well-starched Invasion Chief Sir Charles Keightley admitted that the Egyptian army was still "a cohesive force," but he was ready with Step Two in his "limited operation." The invasion fleets had already steamed out for Port Said from Cyprus...
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